A study led by Harvard and the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ surveyed children, teens and their families about the stresses of the pandemic, and ways to cope.
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Amid a growing mental health crisis among teens and young adults nationwide, a pilot program teaching mindfulness and coping techniques to students at the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ has helped lower stress and improve emotional well-being.
What does it feel like to be a mother on this Mother’s Day? And how can we make the day seem special when life feels so uncertain and stressful? ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ psychology professor Liliana Lengua offers some perspective.
Experiences such as poverty, residential instability, or parental divorce or substance abuse, can affect executive function and lead to changes in a child’s brain chemistry, muting the effects of stress hormones, according to a new ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ study.
A UW study found that mindfulness lessons, offered to parents at two early childhood centers, helped adults learn how to manage their emotions and behaviors while supporting their child’s development.